Transcript Transgenic animals

Degrees of Adjectives
 Divided into 2 degrees:
COMPARATIVE: equality
inferiority
superiority
SUPERLATIVE: inferiority
superiority
COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
 For all adjectives with one syllable
 For adjectives with two syllables
which end in OW, ER, LE, Y
(adjective + ER)
mais
THAN
do que
JOHN IS RICHER THAN PAUL.
COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
TODAY IS HOTTER THAN YESTERDAY.
SUSAN WAS PRETTIER THAN BETTY.
TODAY THE SKY IS GREYER THAN
YESTERDAY.
COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
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COLD → COLDER
BIG → BIGGER
LARGE → LARGER
NARROW → NARROWER
CLEVER → CLEVERER
GENTLE → GENTLER
COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
 For adjectives with more than two
syllables
MORE
mais
adjective
THAN
do que
COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
THE BOOK IS MORE INTERESTING
THAN THE FILM.
YOUR BROTHER IS MORE HANDSOME
THAN JOHN.
COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
SPECIAL CASES
ADJECTIVES
GOOD
BAD
FAR
Comparative of superiority
→
→
→
BETTER THAN
WORSE THAN
FARTHER THAN
FURTHER THAN
SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
 For all adjectives with one or two
syllables
THE (adjective + EST)
O,A,(s)
mais
JOHN IS THE RICHEST GUY OF THE CITY.
SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
YESTERDAY WAS THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE
WEEK.
THIS IS THE EASIEST EXERCISE OF THE
BOOK.
ARE YOU THE SMARTEST IN YOUR GROUP?
SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
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COLD → COLDEST
BIG → BIGGEST
LARGE → LARGEST
NARROW → NARROWEST
CLEVER → CLEVEREST
PRETTY → PRETTIEST
SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
 For adjectives with more than two
syllables
THE MOST
O,A,(s) mais
adjective
SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
MICHEL IS THE MOST SKILLFUL AT
COMPUTING.
HE IS THE MOST CARELESS DRIVER THAT
I’VE EVER KNOWN.
SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
SPECIAL CASES
ADJECTIVES
GOOD
BAD
FAR
Superlative of superiority
→
→
→
THE
THE
THE
THE
BEST
WORST
FARTHEST
FURTHEST
EXERCISES
Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or
superlative).
1. My house is __________________(big) than yours.
2. This flower is ______________ (pretty)than that one.
3. Non-smokers usually live __________________(long) than
smokers.
4. Who is the __________________(rich) woman on earth?
5. He was the __________________(clever) thief of all.
6. New York is __________________(big) Paris.
7. English milk is __________________(strong) French milk.
8. An elephant is __________________(heavy) a fly.
9. A Mini is __________________(cheap) a Jaguar.
10. Rugby is __________________(funny) than football.
11. Mary is the __________________ (pretty) of all.
12. Tom is the __________________ (tall) of class.
13. They are the __________________ (ugly) boys in the world.
14. Susan is __________________ (happy) than Bob.